Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
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HC MRI SPINE CERVICAL W/CONTRAST
DeKalb, MS
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Kemper CAH, Inc.’s median price of $1.4k is 75% above the median hospital's median price ($774), higher than 71% of the 2,490 hospitals reporting CPT 72142. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 14 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $285 | $285 | — | — | — | $285 – $285 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $589 | $589 | — | — | — | $589 – $589 |
| 3 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $700 | $700 | — | — | — | $700 – $700 |
| 4 | Humana all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $916 | $916 | — | — | — | $916 – $916 |
| 5 | Bcbs Ms all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | $211 | 19% | — | $908 – $1.3k |
| 6 | Optum all payor other · outpatient | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 8 | Cigna Healthspring all payor other · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 9 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 10 | Ambetter all payor other · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 11 | Molina all payor other · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 12 | WellCare all payor other · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 13 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 14 | MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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